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Lifetime: 1562 - 1633 Passed: ≈ 391 years ago

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Francis Godwin

Books by Francis Godwin

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Man in the Moone

Fantasy Adventure Science Fiction
Adventure Science Fiction Astronomy Travel Utopia Space travel Lunar exploration Interstellar Travel Cosmology Early Science Fiction

The Man in the Moone is an early science fiction novel by Francis Godwin, first published in 1638. It tells the story of Domingo Gonsales, a Spanish traveler who discovers a means of traveling to the moon. Gonsales describes his sensations in transit...